UNSPSC 50444600: Frozen lettuces

The type of vegetable known as lettuces that has been frozen for preservation.

UNSPSC 50444600 Frozen lettuces, a Class code, does not align with the state and local procurement opportunities posted against it. The recent solicitations tagged under this code solicit frozen corn, frozen potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables, frozen assorted vegetables, and frozen carrots — none of which are lettuce products. The code sees little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the nominal commodity (frozen lettuce) and what is actually being bought (other frozen vegetables) suggests either a cataloging error in the source data or misapplication of the code during posting.

The opportunities that do appear under this code span institutional food service — Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, school districts, and state health and human services facilities across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Connecticut. These buyers use ITB and IFB notice types with response windows of two to four weeks. Oregon, Texas, and Georgia show the heaviest recent activity. Pricing for frozen vegetables ranges from approximately $0.30 to $0.67 per pound depending on product type and packaging, with minimum shelf-life requirements of six months to one year, compliance with FDA/USDA standards mandatory, and FOB Destination delivery standard. Buyers frequently apply state-level vendor preferences (Oregon's combined ten-percent preference for in-state fabrication and resident headquarters; Texas HUB set-asides where applicable) and require liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. Awards typically go to lowest responsive, responsible bidders on a line-item or all-items basis. Given the mismatch between code definition and actual procurement, this category warrants clarification with the sourcing platform before pursuing.